Amy Waugh has resigned as women's basketball coach at Xavier and will be replaced on an interim basis by assistant Brian Neal, Musketeers athletics director Greg Christopher announced Wednesday in a news release issued by the school.

Waugh, 32, was entering her third season as head coach at her alma mater and leaves with a 21-36 overall record.

"I have been wrestling with this decision through the summer," Waugh said in the news release. "There is no perfect timing, but with practice getting started and our fall break on campus, this was the time to make my decision. I frankly need to hit the pause button and will use the season to focus on my future. This program is headed in the right direction and in good hands with Brian."

Waugh was a starting guard for the Musketeers and the top three-point threat on a team that reached the Elite Eight in 2001. She graduated from Xavier in 2003, playing her senior season under coach Kevin McGuff, whom she eventually replaced as head coach.